Adjustable washtray-cover holder and fastener.



J. MALASPINA. ADJUSTABLE WASHTRAY GOVER HOLDER AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MARJA, 1914. I l ,1 2%,Q4 Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO PHam-LITHOU \VASHINGTON. D. r

JOHN MALASPINA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE WASI-ITRAY-COVER I-IOLDER AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

Application filed March 14, 1914. Serial No. 824,726.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN TVIALASPINA, acitizen of the United States, residing at No. 38 New Bowery, in the cityof New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented anew and useful Adjustable VVashtray-Cover Holder and Fastener, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to a fastening device especially adapted forhingedly securing a wash tub cover to the back wall of the wash tub,although it is not necessarily limited to this use.

According to the present method of securing covers to wash tubs, a stripof wood is rigidly secured to the wall of the room and extends along thetop of the wash tub at the rear, so that the hinges on the covers canhave points of attachment. The use of these strips of wood isobjectionable for several reasons, namely, that it takes considerabletime and skill to fasten them in place, and the wall to which the stripis fastened is necessarily injured, especially where the wall consistsof lath and plaster, and if the wall is tile it is necessary to drillholes to receive expansion bolts or equivalent means for fastening thestrip of wood in place.

The general objects of the present invention are to overcome thedifliculties above mentioned by providing a cover-securing device whichis of universal application, in that it can be readily adjusted to washtubs in which the back wall varies in thickness, and which also is ofneat and attractive appearance and so designed that it can be readilyapplied without any special skill on the part of the workmen.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, novel andeffective coverfastening device which comprises an inverted U-shapedclip composed of adjustably connected sections, one section having meansto which the hinge of the cover can be anchored, and one of the sectionsis provided with a clamping device which is adapted to engage one sideof the rear wall while the other section engages the opposite side ofsuch rear wall so as to firmly secure the device in place.

With such objects in view, and others which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention comprises various novel Referrin tothe drawin 6 and 7 in Fi 1 designate respectively the cover and backwall of an ordinary stationary wash tub or equivalent structure, whichcover is fastened to the rear wall 7 by the fastening device whichconstitutes the subject matter of the present invention. This fasteningdevice comprises a clip or body formed of sections 1 and 2, which,together, constitute a U- shaped structure which is adapted to straddlethe rear wall 7 of the wash tub. These sections 1 and 2 are oppositelydisposed L- shaped parts which have spaced parallel members that aredisposed at opposite sides respectively of the wall 7 and they alsoconstitute horizontal members 1 and 2 which are in contact, as shown inFig. 1. The member 1 has an elongated slot l through which extends ascrew 4 that is threaded in the member 2 the head of the screw beingcountersunk in the slot 1". By means of this arrangement the twosections 1 and 2 can be adjusted toward or from each other so as to beplaced on wash tub walls of different thicknesses. To secure the clip orbody of the fastener firmly in place a thumb screw 3 is carried by therear section 2 so as to bind against the rear surface of the wall 7,while the front section 1 engages the front surface of the said wall.

A hinge 8 is employed to secure the cover 6 to the clip or body of thefastener, the leaf 8 of the hinge 8 being suitably secured to the cover,and the leaf 8 being secured to the rear portion 1 of the horizontalmember 1 of the front section 1 of the device. This portion 1 hasopenings 1 for receiving bolts 5 which pass through the leaf 8 of thehinge. The portion 1 can be of any desired shape, but in the presentinstance it is shown of angular form with a vertical portion With whichthe rear edge of the cover engages and with a horizontal portion towhich the hinge leaf 8 is fastened.

Obviously, a plurality of these fastening devices will be employed foreach cover of the Wash tub, and in securing the cover in place the clipsor bodies of the fastener are first applied to the back wall 7 of thetub, and then the cover 6 with the hinges first attached thereto, isplaced in position on the Wash tub and the hinges bolted to theextensions of the clips.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawing, the advantages of the construction and method of operation willbe readily understood by those skilled in the art to which the inventionappertains, and while I have described the device which I now considerto be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood thatthe device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may bemade when desired as are within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A cover fastener comprising a clip formed of a front angular sectionhaving horizontal and vertical members, a rear anpair of angularsections having horizontal 4 members in contact and having verticalmembers spaced apart to straddle a part to which the device is fastened,one of the sections having a slot in its horizontal member, and theother having a fastener extending through the slot to provide foradjusting the sections with respect to each other, one of the sectionshaving the rear portion of its horizontal member projecting beyond andoverhanging the other section, and a the said rear portion.

hinge fastened to JOHN MALASPINA WVitnesses:

NATHAN WVAXMAN, VILLIAM JAooBs.

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